WORLD HEALTH ORGANISATION MONDIALE ORGANIZATION DE LA SANTE REGIONAL OFFICE FOR THE WESTERN PACIFIC BUREAU REGIONAL DU PACIFIQUE OCCIDENTAL REGIONAL COMMITTEE WPRlRC46INGO/8 Forty-sixth session 15 September 1995 Manila 11-15 September 1995 ORIGINAL: ENGLISH STATEMENT BY MR M. GOLAM SATTAR, REPRESENTATIVE OF THE WORLD ORGANIZATION - OF THE SCOUT MOVEMENT The following programme and activities of the World Organization of the Scout Movement (WOSM), Asia Pacific Region, in the area of health was submitted by its representative Mr M. Golam Sattar. WPRlRC46ING018 page 2 WORLD ORGANIZATION OF THE SCOUT MOVEMENT ASIA-PACIFIC REGION - by M. GOLAM SATTAR Director for Administration & Resources Development WPR/RC46ING0/8 PageJ PURPOSE OF THE SCOUT MOVEMENT The purpose of the Scout Movement is to contribute to the development of young people in achieving thcir full physical. intellectual. social and spiritual potentials as individuals. as responsible citizens and as members of their local.' national and interna­ tional communities. WPRlRC46INGO/8 page 4 PROGRAMME & ACTIVITIES OF WORLD ORGANIZATION OF THE SCOUT MOVEMENT (WOSM), ASIA-PACIFIC REGION IN THE AREA OF HEALTH by M. GOLAM SAIT AR WORLD ORGANIZATION OF THE SCOUT OUR MISSION MOVEMENT (WOSM) To serve national Scout organizatios in The World Organization of the Scout Movement the field of: is a non-government, non-political and voluntary youth organization. Founded in Englad in 1907 • Youth Programme by Lord 13aden-Powell, it is now an organization - • Adult Leadership of over 180 countries and territories all over the • Management & Finance world. • Public Relations • Membership Growth The Asia-Pacific Region to help them provide better Scouting World Scout Bureau is the Secretariat of the for more young people. World Organization of the Scout Movement. Its Ilead Office is in Geneva, Switzerland. It has five regional offices. The World Scout Burea/Asia­ HEALTII Pacific Regional Office was established in the Republic of the Philippines in 1956. Ilealth education and actions are major ingredi­ ents of YOUTH PROGRAMME in Scouting. All national Scout Organizations in the Asia-Pacific The Asia-Pacific Region covers a total land area of Region have integrated Health Education and 18 million sq. kms. extending from Japan in the action-oriented activities into Scouting. All Scouts North , New Zealand in the South, Iran in the -- remember the last message of the founder Baden­ West, to Fiji in the East. It has a total population Powell- of 1.7 billion people spread all over the 23 member Scout countries. There arc 8.9 million "... Try to leave this World a lillie better Scout members in this vast region. This member­ than youjound it." ship represents 53% of the total Scout population in the world. Seminars & Workshops The Regional Office With the technical and material support from the The Regional Office is in Manila, Phi Iippines. The World I lealth Organization and UNICEF, many office is run by the Regional Director Kim Kyu national Scouts associations namely BharatScouts Young assisted by five executive staff and five & Guides/India, Gerakan I'ramuka/lndonesia, support staff. It coordinates Scout activities in the Sri Lanka Scout Association, Pakistan Roy Scouts whole region. The office is guided by its mission Association, Boy Scouts of the Philippines, as follows: WPRlRC46INGO/8 PageS Bangladesh Scouts, Fiji Scout Association, the Scout Association of Australia and Nepal Scouts 2. Special Health related Projects. have been organizing seminars & workshops on SANITATION PROMOTION, ORT MANAGE- MENT, LEPROSY ERADICATION CAMPAIGN, The Scouts adopt villages and work in a project CHILD HEALTH CARE, ADOLESCENT HEALTH with specific objectives. Sometimes two or more EDUCATION, DRUG ABUSE PREVNTJON, AIDS Scout associations are involved in a jOint project. CONTROL, FAMILY LIFE EDUCATION and so ORT management project of the Boy Scouts of on. the Philippines, Bangladesh-Australia Child Health (BACH) Project in Bangladesh, Leprosy Projects Support Materials on Health in India are examples of special joint Scout projects. In a very simple language (English and national) support materials have been produced and dis- - seminated to Scouts. The materials are on Child Recommendation Health Care, Leprosy Eradication Programme, ORT Management, etc. World Health Organiza­ We recommend to this forty-sixth session of the tion and UNICEF provided technical assistance World Ilealth Organization Regional Committee and sometimes material assistance. The Scouts for the Western Pacific that the millions of Scouts also use health related su pport materials produced in the region coming from Malaysia, Cambodia, by UN agencies. Special badges on Health Vietnam, Laos, Philippines, Korea, Hong Kong, Education, Child Health Motivator, Immuniza­ China, Japan, Papua New Guinea, Fiji, Australia, tion, Drug Abuse, etc. have also been produced New Zealand, Kiribati, Solomon Islands, Cook to recognize the excellent services of young Island, Western Samoa, Vanuatu, Tonga, Tuvalu people. and other countries be provided with every possible support by WIIO through the respective Field activities country desks. The Manila-based regional office of the World Organization of the Scout Move­ Field activities of Scouts are of two kinds: ment is always ready to coordinate with the WHO at all levels as to involve millions of young people 1. Health related activities integrated into the in the WIIO health programme.@ progressive scheme of Scout programme. These activities are to create health aware­ ness to Scouts and to community people through Scouts. .